How to Update the NGA Aero App for iPad using Wifi

Version 1.1510.12

CW2 Mike Nettleingham

Overview

• General and Minimum Requirements• NGA PKI Enabled Account• NGA GEOAxIS Account• Disadvantaged User Account• Aero App (iOS)• Dataset Updates

General• 101 CAB is moving to a PAPERLESS cockpit

• Each MTOE pilot will be issued an iPad mini

• It is the INDIVIDUAL AVIATOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO PERFORM UPDATES

• This information is current as of 1 Mar, 2016. The Aero App and NGA websites change frequently so if your app stops working, it’s probably due to an update.

Minimum Requirements to go Paperless

• Each pilot has an iPad with >75% Battery life

• Each iPad has Avenza PDF Maps, (NGA) Aero App, and ADOBE Reader apps installed

• All digital maps and publications must be current

Establish an NGA pki enabled account

• You may establish an NGA (National Geospatial Intelligence Agency) pki enabled account first using your CAC card on a computer.

• You can do this from home if you have a CAC reader, or do it at the office on a Mil computer.

• It will work on PC or MAC.– Recommend Internet Explorer on PC– Safari on MAC

Your Name Here

Go to: https://pki.geo.nga.mil/

Provide additional Information as requested.

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- You may use your TACOPs Officer(s) as the Security Officer and the “Need to Know Approval Information” Approver.

- Your Approver will reply to the email from NGA extranet with “Need to know for CW2 XXX XXXXX Approved”

Disadvantaged User

• After you’ve established your NGA account using your CAC card, you must create a “Disadvantaged User” name and password on the Aeroapp website.

• This will allow you to log in to your AeroApp on the iPad without using a CAC card

• You will need to log on using a WiFi connection to update your apps

- Google: NGA GEOAXIS- It should be the 1st result; but if not, search for this website:

https://geoaxis.nga.mil

Click on ‘PKI Certificate’

You should get this screen next. Click on the link

Your Name Here

Your Name Here

Select the Non-Email Certificate

- Fill in the email and Password- You may use your civilian email

Go to your email and check for the Validation email from NGA

Your NameYour email

You should now be able to use your Disadvantaged User name and password to log into the Aero App on your iPad and perform updates

Aero App Dataset Updates

Open the Aero App on your iPad

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Login to AWS with your Disadvantaged User name and Password

Disadvantaged username Your password

Select the current or future dataset that you

want to download

Select the files you want to download

(complete list on the next slide)

AWS Files Required for Monthly Dataset Updates CONUS (file size will vary)

CONUS Part 1 856.6 MB

CONUS Part 2 669.3 MB

FAA Sectionals 810.7 MB Georeference 409.6 KB

Global 78.6 MB

MM FAA VFR CONUS 815.5 MB: (Date)

MM FAA IFR Lo CONUS 335.6 MB: (Date)

Giant Reports (Date) 301.8 MB: (Date)

*MM Basemap Earth (Date) *262.7 MB (Only download if not installed or an update is posted)

- When finished you’ll see “Downloaded” in green.- It normally takes

about :30 min depending on your connection

speed.

Hit “Done”

1. Hit “Refresh”

2. All of the files you downloaded should

show “Found” in green.

3. Move files to the standby

position

4. Your new Dataset will be in the “Standby

Dataset” position.

5. Hit the “Swap Datasets” button to put in

the Current Dataset position.

You are all up to date for this month!

• Once your new Dataset is installed in the “Current Dataset” position, all of your maps, pubs, and procedures will be up to date until the dataset expires.

• The new datasets are usually available about 1.5 weeks prior to the current dataset expiration.

• If you download it early, just leave it in the standby dataset position until it’s time to swap.

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Conclusion

• Set up an NGA pki enabled account• Set up a Disadvantaged User name and

password• Update your Aero App datasets using AWS and

a WiFi connection.• Play with the Aero and get familiar with it.